Garment-supporter.



No. 783,591. PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

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GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 12. 1904.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 0. 783,591, dated February 28, 1905.

Application filed May 12, 1904. erial No. 207,517.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CALVIN H. PIKE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Plattsburg, Clinton county, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (iarmount-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to clasps; and the object of my invention is to produce a novel clasp for supporting childrens and ladies garments. l attain this object by means of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the metallic part of my clasp without the suspender attachment. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same with the fabric suspemler attached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same, showing the method by which it is fastened to the garment which it is intended to support. Fig. l is a longitudinal section of Fig. 3 at X X.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The metallic part of my clasp consists of three links, as shown in Fig. 1. Each link is easily made of wire or similar material.

A represents the center link; B, the larger link, which is hinged upon one end of'the link A, as shownjand C remesents the smaller link, which is hinged upon the other end of the link A. The end of the link A to which the link C is attached is narrower than the end of the link to which the link B is hinged, and the link I) is slightly longer than the link A, and the extreme end of the link B is slightly broader than the narrow end of the link A, so that the extreme end of the link B will pass over the small end of the link A. The link C is smaller than the links A and B and is of such a size that when in an upright position, as shown in Fig. 2, the link B can pass over it and down over the end of the link A, and then the link C can be straightened out, as shown in Fig. 3, makinga flat smooth surface.

i) represents the fabric suspender portion of the supporter, upon which the garment sought to be supported is suspended. This suspender l) is attached to the metallic part of the supporter by passing one end around the extreme end of the link C and sewing it or attaching it in any suitable manner, as shown in Fig. 2, and then by a loop the suspender is passed around the end of the link A to which the link B is attached, and the end of the suspender l) is then extended, to be attached to the garment from which the support is suspen ded The use of my supporter is as follows: The garment sought to be suspended is placed over the link C, and the link C, with the edge of the garmentto be suspended, is passed through the link B and then flattened out, as shown in Fig. Constructed in this way, that part of the link C which comes in contact with the garment to be supported being covered with fabric keeps the metallic parts of the support from cutting or wearing a hole in the garment supported, and when flattened it lies flat and smooth, so as not to al'lord any discomfort to the wearer. ment is quickly and easily fastened to the supporter and held securely with the least wear on the garment and the greatest comfort to the wearer.

NV hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a garment-supporter, a clasp composed of three links; the two end links being hinged upon the opposite ends of the middle link; one of the end links being smaller than either of the other two links; the end of the middle link to which the smaller link is hinged being narrower than the link hinged at the opposite end; the link hinged at the opposite end of the middle link being longer than the middle link and adapted to pass over the smaller link, when it is at right angles to the middle link and over the narrow end of the middle link far enough to allow the smaller link to lie flat in the same plane as the middle link, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a garment-supporter,a clasp consisting of three links, two of which links are hinged upon the opposite ends of the middle link; one of said end links being longer than the middle link, and the other end link being shorter; said links being. so arranged and Attached in this way the gar.

adapted that the longer end link Will pass over Signed at Plattsburg', New York, this 5th the shorter end link when the same is at right day of May, 1904. angles with the middle link; in combination With a fabric suspender attached to and cover- CALVIN PIKE 5 ing the outer end of the smaller link and-the \Vitnesses:

opposite end of the middle link, substantially I VIOLA M. STEELE,

LILLIAN REVEREsT.

as described and for the purposes set forth. 

